diff --git a/actix-http/CHANGES.md b/actix-http/CHANGES.md
index d0a492ffd..598ef9c0e 100644
--- a/actix-http/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-http/CHANGES.md
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
 * `Request::take_req_data()`. [#2487]
 * `impl Clone` for `RequestHead`. [#2487]
 * New methods on `MessageBody` trait, `is_complete_body` and `take_complete_body`, both with default implementations, for optimisations on body types that are done in exactly one poll/chunk. [#2497]
-* New method on `MessageBody` trait, `boxed`, for optimisations on boxing body type. [#2520]
-* `BoxBody::new_raw`, which is less performant than `BoxBody::new` but is necessary for the default implmentation of `MessageBody::boxed`. [#2520]
+* New `boxed` method on `MessageBody` trait for wrapping body type. [#2520]
 
 ### Changed
 * Rename `body::BoxBody::{from_body => new}`. [#2468]
diff --git a/actix-http/src/body/boxed.rs b/actix-http/src/body/boxed.rs
index 734df8404..7581bec88 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/body/boxed.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/body/boxed.rs
@@ -15,15 +15,11 @@ pub struct BoxBody(Pin<Box<dyn MessageBody<Error = Box<dyn StdError>>>>);
 
 impl BoxBody {
     /// Same as `MessageBody::boxed`.
+    ///
+    /// If the body type to wrap is unknown or generic it is better to use [`MessageBody::boxed`] to
+    /// avoid double boxing.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn new<B>(body: B) -> Self
-    where
-        B: MessageBody + 'static,
-    {
-        body.boxed()
-    }
-
-    /// Boxes a `MessageBody` and any errors it generates.
-    pub fn new_raw<B>(body: B) -> Self
     where
         B: MessageBody + 'static,
     {
@@ -32,6 +28,7 @@ impl BoxBody {
     }
 
     /// Returns a mutable pinned reference to the inner message body type.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn as_pin_mut(&mut self) -> Pin<&mut (dyn MessageBody<Error = Box<dyn StdError>>)> {
         self.0.as_mut()
     }
@@ -46,10 +43,12 @@ impl fmt::Debug for BoxBody {
 impl MessageBody for BoxBody {
     type Error = Error;
 
+    #[inline]
     fn size(&self) -> BodySize {
         self.0.size()
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn poll_next(
         mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
         cx: &mut Context<'_>,
@@ -60,10 +59,12 @@ impl MessageBody for BoxBody {
             .map_err(|err| Error::new_body().with_cause(err))
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn is_complete_body(&self) -> bool {
         self.0.is_complete_body()
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn take_complete_body(&mut self) -> Bytes {
         self.0.take_complete_body()
     }
diff --git a/actix-http/src/body/message_body.rs b/actix-http/src/body/message_body.rs
index ca8a3b2c3..075ae7220 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/body/message_body.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/body/message_body.rs
@@ -79,14 +79,12 @@ pub trait MessageBody {
     }
 
     /// Converts this body into `BoxBody`.
-    ///
-    /// Implementation shouldn't call `BoxBody::new` on `self` as it would cause infinite
-    /// recursion.
+    #[inline]
     fn boxed(self) -> BoxBody
     where
         Self: Sized + 'static,
     {
-        BoxBody::new_raw(self)
+        BoxBody::new(self)
     }
 }
 
@@ -667,7 +665,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(body.take_complete_body(), b"test".as_ref());
 
         // subsequent poll_next returns None
-        let waker = futures_util::task::noop_waker();
+        let waker = futures_task::noop_waker();
         let mut cx = Context::from_waker(&waker);
         assert!(Pin::new(&mut body).poll_next(&mut cx).map_err(drop) == Poll::Ready(None));
     }